Monday, April 30, 2012

Texas planned parenthood

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked a new Texas rule that would have excluded Planned Parenthood clinics from offering womens health services for the poor in the state because the organization provides abortions. The ruling by U.

(msnbc.com)

Texas Planned Parenthood organizations won a bid to block a rule barring them from participating in a state-funded women's health program because they advocate for access to abortions.

(Bloomberg)

AUSTIN, Texas -- A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Texas law that prohibits Planned Parenthood from participating in a program that provides health services for low-income women, ruling that it is likely unconstitutional.

(myfoxny.com)

Texas Planned Parenthood organizations won a bid to block a rule barring them from participating in a state-funded women's health program because they advocate for access to abortions.

(Bloomberg)

In early 2012, Governor Rick Perry and Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs signed on a rule to exclude the states Planned Parenthood affiliates from the federally-funded Womens Health Program.

(culturemap.com)

They have been far quieter about one of their plans to fight back: merging three regional Planned Parenthood branches (North Texas, Austin and Waco) into one $29 million-per-year, 26-clinic mega-organization.

(New York Times)

Let's do it." His excitement was quickly reciprocated by Planned Parenthood's Dallas office.